ceisteach

Irish

Etymology

ceist (“question”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

ceisteach (genitive singular masculine ceistigh, genitive singular feminine ceistí, plural ceisteacha, comparative ceistí)

  1. questioning
  2. (grammar) interrogative

Declension

Declension of ceisteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceisteach cheisteach ceisteacha;
cheisteacha2
vocative cheistigh ceisteacha
genitive ceistí ceisteacha ceisteach
dative ceisteach;
cheisteach1 		cheisteach;
cheistigh (archaic) 		ceisteacha;
cheisteacha2
Comparative níos ceistí
Superlative is ceistí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceisteach
radical lenition eclipsis
ceisteach cheisteach gceisteach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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